The Public Employment Service In A Changing Labour Market

This report reformulates and discusses the question of the role of the Public Employment Service in Organization for Economic Co-operation (OECD) member countries under the changed conditions of the labor market during the 1970s and early 1980s. Following an introductory and background section, chapter 2 describes the varying concepts of the Public Employment Service. These aspects are discussed: degree of desirable and necessary market intervention, relationship of the Service with its clients and other agents in the labor market, functions of the Employment Service, and administration of unemployment insurance. Chapter 3 considers the placement function of the Service. Topics include the rationale, techniques, action in support of placement, and evaluation of placement activity. Chapter 4 focuses on labor market information that is collected, processed, used, and disseminated by the Service. Types, sources, and uses of labor market information are described, and deficiencies in labor market information are summarized. Chapter 5 discusses the organization and administration of the Employment Service, including legal and constitutional status, finance, field organization and local autonomy, and staff recruitment and training. Chapter 6 summarizes issues (notably the dual role of rendering service and implementing policy) and looks at prospects for the future. (YLB)

1. Origins and historical evolution. 2. The Changing labour market 3. Role, functions and resources of the public employment service 4. Job -broking 5. Labour market information 6. Administration of labour market adjustmment programmes 7. unemployment benefits and the public employment service 8. organising and managing the service9. the PES and other organizations.

This book presents the proceedings of a conference on Labour Market Policies and the Public Employment Service.

An insight into PES policies and practices. Public Employment Services are confronted with the ever-changing world of work from various angles: as organisation, as employer and as key actor on the labour market. Decisive mega trends such as globalisation, demographic shifts or migration, driven by tremendous technological developments and characterised by a considerable extent of complexity and volatility, have a huge impact on our labour markets and finally on PES. Guiding citizens through this (r)evolution and supporting them to manage necessary or desired transitions is a shared challenge of European PES and a huge public responsibility PES are actively taking up. Thereby PES are contributing to well-balanced labour markets which are essential for sustainable growth and for maintaining our social welfare supporting systems. PES jointly develop solutions through exchanging and learning from each other, rethinking practices and policies and continuously improving their organisations for more sustainable and inclusive labour markets and in order to better serve employers and jobseekers. This book gives an insight into PES policies and practices which are inspired by the close collaboration in the PES Network. PES Network members reflect on their European-wide learning organisation, they point out challenges and their strategic and operational answers from a national perspective, bringing in valuable personal experience. “PES Policies and Practices” thus touches upon a broad variety of PES core topics and gives you the chance to understand their business in a politically shaped environment, characterised by a unique collaboration. The collection of voices from the PES Network world in this book demonstrates the Network ́s potential to anticipate and respond to changes in the world of work. EXTRACT What is Benchlearning about? How do other Public Employment Services (PES) solve problems? What is the secret of their success? Can I learn from the others and transfer successful practices? PES try to find answers on these questions through “Benchlearning”. Comparing performance, benchmarking, was the main subject of the initial discussions in the Network of Heads of PES going back to the 1998s. Over time, the focus moved to mutual learning and the exchange of good practices across Europe. Benchlearning combines these two main elements. It is about interlinking benchmarking and mutual learning. In more detail: The PES Network Decision defines Benchlearning as “process of creating a systematic and integrated link between benchmarking and mutual learning activities that consists of identifying good performances through indicator-based benchmarking systems [...] and of using findings for tangible and evidence-informed mutual learning activities, including good or best practice models”. ABOUT AUTHORS Fons Leroy was the chief executive officer of VDAB, the Flemish Public Employment Service, and current Chair of the European Network of Public Employment Services. Lenka Kint was from 2011 to 2017 Executive Sercetary at WAPES, the World Association of Public Employment Services, and is currently Strategic accountmanager International Relations at VDAB. Martina Winkler is a Seconded National Expert from the German Federal Employment Agency to the EU Commission, working in the PES Network Secretariat on the Benchlearning initiative.

Recoge: 1.Preface by Mr. Allan Larsson - 2. Modernising Public Employment Services to support the European employment strategy, a Communication from the Commission(1998/641) - 3.Joint Mission Statement of Public Employment Services in Europe(EU/EEA) - 4.Memorandum of Understanding between, the Public EMployment Services of the EEA for the development of the EURES network.

This pathbreaking volume offers a thorough and nuanced picture of the intended strategic reorientation laid down in the common strategy endorsed by all European Public Employment Services in order to contribute to the overall EU 2020 Strategy. Starting from the importance of Transitional Labour Market theory for employment services, it highlights the challenges and describes the changes in the role and function of Public Employment Services. It discusses the strategic capabilities that Public Employment Services need to acquire in order to reinvent themselves. Presented in a professional-friendly way, ‘Building Bridges’ also helps to unravel Public Employment Services’ starting points and gaps that need to be bridged. It advocates connecting and being connected with all stakeholders, actors, job-seekers and employers within the labour market ecosystem. Dit basiswerk belicht de belangrijke mijlpalen in de geschiedenis van de economische theorievorming.0.

This publication provides an in-depth look at the public employment service and recent policy initiatives in the United States. Areas of concern about recent reforms are outlined and options for making policies more effective are presented.

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